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Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit

Overkill Software · 2013

Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A tactical heist shooter where you plan and execute a counterfeit money robbery with strategic positioning and careful execution."

Heads up: Single-player has pause functionality; multiplayer requires real-time coordination with other players and cannot be paused.
Best session: 20-40 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Low FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Missions & levels

Play on lower difficulties first to learn map layouts and enemy patterns, allowing for quicker replays in future sessions.

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About

Two businessmen, named Mitchell and Wilson, have a money counterfeiting setup beneath their suburban homes, which generates millions of dollars for the two and their families. The goal of the heist is to rob the two of the money plates they use to create their counterfeit money.

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeFirst personAction

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit take?
The minimum meaningful session for Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit?
Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit pressure you to keep playing?
Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit has low FOMO. There may be some narrative momentum, but the game doesn't pressure you to keep playing. Natural stopping points are common.
What is Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit's Session Respect Score?
Payday: The Heist - Counterfeit has a Session Respect Score of 6.9/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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